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And Then There Were None

First there were ten--a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unkonwn to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal--and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. And only the dead are above suspicion.

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Review:

Considered the best mystery novel ever written by many readers, And Then There Were None is the story of 10 strangers, each lured to Indian Island by a mysterious host. Once his guests have arrived, the host accuses each person of murder. Unable to leave the island, the guests begin to share their darkest secrets--until they begin to die.

From the Back Cover:

The 75th Anniversary Edition of Agatha Christie's most famous novel—the bestselling thriller of all time

A timeless tale of suspense in which ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are mysteriously invited to a house on an uninhabited island and killed off, one by one.

"Ten . . ."Ten strangers are lured to an isolated mansion off the Devon coast.

"Nine . . ."At dinner, a recorded message accuses each of them of harboring a guilty secret. By the end of the meal, one is dead.

"Eight . . ."In the midst of a violent storm, there is no hope of escape. Haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one, the guests begin to die.

"Seven . . ."As suspicions are raised and accusations fly, secrets begin to surface. But who among them is the killer . . . and will any of them survive?